Steppenwolf 7

Infobox Album | Name = Steppenwolf 7
Type = Album
Artist = Steppenwolf


Released = 1970
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 39:57
Label = Dunhill
Producer = Richard Podolor
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:qsja7iojg7xr link]
Last album = "Steppenwolf Live"
(1970)
This album = "Steppenwolf 7"
(1970)
Next album = "For Ladies Only"
(1971)

"Steppenwolf 7" is an album by the band Steppenwolf, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music), and their fifth studio recording for Dunhill Records. It is the first Steppenwolf album with new bass player George Biondo. While the album featured Steppenwolf's trademark rock and roll sounds, none of the songs were able to make the Top 40. The album featured a classic cover of Hoyt Axton's "Snowblind Friend", their second cover of one of his anti-drug songs (the first being the famous "The Pusher"). Besides that, most of the album is now considered to be among Steppenwolf's best material, with tracks such as "Who Needs Ya," "Renegade," and "Hippo Stomp" standing out as often-mentioned additions to their catalog.

Track listing

#"Ball Crusher" – 4:49
#"Forty Days and Forty Nights" – 3:01
#"Fat Jack" – 4:46
#"Renegade" – 6:05
#"Foggy Mental Breakdown" – 3:51
#"Snowblind Friend" – 3:51
#"Who Needs Ya'" – 2:57
#"Earschplittenloudenboomer" – 4:58
#"Hippo Stomp" – 5:39

Personnel

*Richard Podolar - Producer, Engineer
*George Biondo - Bass, Vocals (Background)
*Larry Byrom - Guitar, Vocals (Background)
*Goldy McJohn - Keyboards
*John Kay - Guitar, Vocals, Guitar (Electric), Harmonica
*Jerry Edmonton - Drums
*Tom Gundelfinger - Photography
*Bill Cooper - Engineer
*Gary Burden - Art Direction, Liner Design, Artwork

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)